Black Clough waterfall
Black Clough waterfall
The snippets describe "Middle Black Clough Waterfall" specifically, not a POI simply called "Black Clough waterfall." However, the content is clearly about the same geographic feature and location, so a description is warranted.
--- Middle Black Clough Waterfall is a 10-metre tiered cascade tucked into the narrow Longdendale valley in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District. It sits on a side clough draining from Bleaklow down to the River Etherow, just north of Woodhead Reservoir.
The waterfall is the middle of three cloughs — Far, Middle, and Near Black Clough — that feed into the Etherow.
The most direct approach follows the River Etherow through Birchen Bank Woods from lay-bys on the A628, covering roughly 3 kilometres return in under an hour. The route involves some rocky scrambling and a river crossing.
The shallow plunge pool at the base attracts wild swimmers and photographers, though the water is too shallow for serious swimming. The neighbouring Near Black Clough also features a triple falls worth exploring on a longer outing.
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